This particular activity is a focus on student's comprhension skills with how they understand what they read and how to apply it in their own words in describing what they have understood in such readings. Students are then asked to search the internet on a particular person and find personal biographical information about what they have done and what influences they have made in society. Another aspect that students learn about and need to apply is particular quotes where they have to interpret what they have understood about the quotes.
CONTENT:
The activity format is a little difficult to understand at first, however, after reading the task properly there are actually quite useful information that students can learn from such an activity. In order for this task to take place students need to be able to search the internet in their own time to apply the answers to the questions asked from the task.
LANGAUGE LEVEL:
Such a task is mainly focused on students of a late gymnasium level and liseum level where students have acquired the English level at which they can read on more complex vocabulary and also understand most of what they are reading on biographical contexts.
USEFUL FOR LESSON:
This activity is quite useful for a lessoon especially if students are learning to write a book report and need to learn to search the internet or books to focus on particular information such as interpreting quotes and inproving their comprehension skills. This activity could be used at the beginning of the topic where students can see how much they understand reading contexts and also helps the teacher to see which level each students might be at with their comprehension skills and understanding.
READING ACTIVITY TWO:
TITLE:
Students Activity 3,My Side of the Mountain
LINKhttp://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/myside/mysideact3.html
DEFINITION OF ACTIVITY:
This particular activity is a focus on student's comprhension skills with how they understand what they read and how to apply it in their own words in describing what they have understood in such readings. Students are then asked to search the internet on a particular person and find personal biographical information about what they have done and what influences they have made in society. Another aspect that students learn about and need to apply is particular quotes where they have to interpret what they have understood about the quotes.
CONTENT:
The activity format is a little difficult to understand at first, however, after reading the task properly there are actually quite useful information that students can learn from such an activity. In order for this task to take place students need to be able to search the internet in their own time to apply the answers to the questions asked from the task.
LANGAUGE LEVEL:
Such a task is mainly focused on students of a late gymnasium level and liseum level where students have acquired the English level at which they can read on more complex vocabulary and also understand most of what they are reading on biographical contexts.
USEFUL FOR LESSON:
This activity is quite useful for a lessoon especially if students are learning to write a book report and need to learn to search the internet or books to focus on particular information such as interpreting quotes and inproving their comprehension skills. This activity could be used at the beginning of the topic where students can see how much they understand reading contexts and also helps the teacher to see which level each students might be at with their comprehension skills and understanding.